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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza

Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza

offsite link China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty

A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday April 22, 2012 20:01 by Ciaron   text 1 comment (last - sunday april 22, 2012 20:09)
A21 REPORT - 40th. anniversary of the Anniversary of Harrisburg 7 Trial - F.B.I. attempt to destroy Catholic Resistance to Vietnam War
http://tinyurl.com/873szz8
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national / eu / press release Saturday April 21, 2012 22:59 by Republican Sinn Féin
As part of its campaign against the 26-County Austerity Treaty Republican Sinn Féin have launched a campaign website: www.nofiscaltreaty.net read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Friday April 20, 2012 21:41 by REPLAY CORK
REPLAY CORK invite you to the event CELEBRATE PLAY this Saturday morning, 21st April from 11am - 1pm on Grand Parade, Cork city.
LETS HAVE FUN IN CORK !
11 am – 1 pm Saturday 21stApril, Grand Parade, Cork City
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dublin / eu / event notice Thursday April 19, 2012 22:07 by pat c   text 42 comments (last - thursday april 26, 2012 16:07)
Picket on this conference Friday – Gate of Dublin Castle – off Dame St - 4:30 onwards:

A political union now? Towards a more integrated Europe - A Panel of European Affairs Ministers

No to the Permanent Austerity Treaty! For a referendum on the ESM.

All welcome.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday April 19, 2012 21:09 by Eugene Mc Cartan
Annual James Connolly Commemoration

Communist and other working class activists have marked James Connolly execution on 12th May 1916 by the forces of British imperialism. Even on the battle fields of Spain Irish revolutionaries organised commemoration events to mark James Connolly execution and to pledge to continue his struggle.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday April 19, 2012 20:52 by Eugene Mc Cartan
The annual lecture in honour of Ireland's foremost working class leader and thinker. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday April 19, 2012 20:39 by Eugene Mc Cartan
Public meeting to discuss the presentation of class and class stereotypes embedded in the everyday culture of our society. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Thursday April 19, 2012 20:30 by Paul Doran   text 5 comments (last - friday april 20, 2012 12:18)
Public information meeting about the forthcoming referendum on the permanent austerity treaty and building a NO campaign in the Clondalkin area. read full story / add a comment
galway / history and heritage / event notice Thursday April 19, 2012 20:06 by John Cunningham
6.30 pm, Mechanics Institute, Middle Street, Galway

Three short interesting talks from three lively and highly original historians

John Borgonovo: Irish Women, American Sailors, and Catholic Vigilantes in Cork, 1917-1918
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Sonja Tiernan: ‘Drunkenness, immorality, misery and frequently suicide;’ the protection of barmaids and the defeat of Winston Churchill by Countess Markievicz an Eva Gore-Booth.
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Niall Whelehan: ‘The Boys’: young men and Ribbonism in post-Famine Ireland.

Admission charge is 8 euros (6 concession). Booking via Town Hall, 091-569777.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Thursday April 19, 2012 14:03 by Yassamine Mather
On Saturday April 14, Iran attended talks on its nuclear programme with six world powers in Istanbul. In the end, this ‘summit’ was little more than talks about talks - to take place in May in Baghdad. The uneasy stand-off continues and the strong possibility remains of an attack on Iran within months. Indeed, the outcome of the meeting has provoked a degree of cynicism, with press outlets in the US, the UK and Israel pointing out that Syria now seems to have learned the ‘Iran method’ - that is, agree to talks simply to buy time and postpone intervention. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / news report Wednesday April 18, 2012 13:17 by O.O'C.   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 01, 2012 09:56)
Legal Proceedings have taken by Thomas Pringle TD, member of the Dáil for the Donegal South-West constituency, challenging the Irish Government on fundamental aspects of a far-reaching amendment to the EU treaties. Both the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Treaty and the Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (Fiscal Compact) Treaty are under consideration. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 18, 2012 13:00 by O.O'C.   text 1 comment (last - wednesday april 18, 2012 14:55)
A referendum on the Fiscal Treaty (‘SCG’/Stability, Coordination and Governance) is to be held in Ireland in May but the related European Stability Mechanism Treaty (‘ESM’) is not to be similarly scrutinised, much less put to the people for approval. Yet both treaties are explicitly linked and interdependent. According to the ESM Treaty both treaties are ’complementary’. The ESM Treaty is illegal under EU law as it stands and is therefore unconstitutional, being in breach of existing EU treaty principles which have been approved by the Irish people in previous referendums and are now part of our law. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Wednesday April 18, 2012 12:23 by O.O'C.
Constitutional challenge in Ireland by Independent TD to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Treaty and the Art.136 TFEU amendment to the EU Treaties purporting to authorise this Stability Mechanism. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 17, 2012 23:37 by Laurence Cox   text 1 comment (last - wednesday april 18, 2012 14:59)
Final call for applications for 2012-13 read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 17, 2012 18:38 by Laura Farrell
DCU invites Irish technology decision makers, entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-ups to the Helix, DCU for Get Digital: The National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce. This free event will take place on 25th April between 1pm and 6pm. 15 business leaders and experts will speak on cloud computing and the commercial opportunities for Irish businesses and the Irish economy. Cloud computing is one of the fastest growing segments and a significant part of the overall market for information technology and services and can reduce both the upfront and maintenance costs for ICT in most businesses. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday April 17, 2012 14:05 by Latin America Solidarity Centre
Venue: LASC, 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2
Date: Friday 27th of April 2012,
Time: 6.30 pm read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Tuesday April 17, 2012 10:49 by WISEup (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) 4 Bradley Manning
RSVP - 5 pm Tuesday April 24th. *"Free Bradley Manning" Vigil at U.S. Embassy, London
*Please RSVP if you can - helps us organise the event!
** If you can't make it to London or Ft. Meade, consider standing publicly whereever you are in solidarity with Bradley Manning!
*** Bradley was shipped trhough Shannon Airport to the war in Iraq. His maternal grandfather came from Dublin.
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national / miscellaneous / press release Monday April 16, 2012 23:28 by Sian   text 1 comment (last - thursday april 19, 2012 12:57)
April 17 is the International Day of Peasant Struggle, commemorating the massacre of 19 peasants struggling for land and justice in Brazil in 1996. Every year on that day actions take place around the world in defense of peasants and small-scale farmers struggling for their rights.

European civil society organizations and movements are asked to come together to recognize International Day of Peasant Struggle and to amplify their demand for European and global Food Sovereignty in a week of action and vibrant demonstrations.

Below is the is the list of actions and press release from some members of the growing movement for Food Sovereignty in Ireland to mark this important day. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Monday April 16, 2012 21:49 by Food Sovereigngty Ireland
Irish working group on Food Sovereignty

***Groups across Ireland organize activities to mark 17th April, International Day of Peasant Struggle of Via Campesina
***Irish company involved in landgrabbing
***30,000 hectares of publicly owned land now privatized in Serbia by Irish investors
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday April 16, 2012 19:59 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - sunday april 22, 2012 16:07)
The UN deploy monitors but the US is preparing for a military intervention in Syria. The Fundamentalist opposition have little support within Syria and have publicly boasted of their intent to Ethnically Cleanse Christians and Alawis, this doesn't seem to bother their Western backers. Full text of article by Niall Green at link.

Despite the claims of the United States and its allies that they are seeking a peace deal and humanitarian relief in Syria, the Annan mission and the presence of foreign observers constitute a political fraud. They are a smokescreen behind which the imperialist powers and their regional proxies are advancing their agenda of regime-change in Damascus. read full story / add a comment
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